Strange One (via Drippy2009) Splash photography
Water Figure 1 (via A.Connah) Splash photography
Passion (via *Corrie*) Splash photography
“We’re winning because we have the better argument. So keep making the argument, and stop looking to others to save us.” — Shut the GayTM down
While the Attorney General contemplates a limited investigation scapegoating junior officials who violated “approved” torture techniques, BORDC and allies (including the National Lawyers Guild and Velvet Revolution) are pursuing ethics complaints against former senior officials licensed to practice law.
Letters are available for each of the five states in which torture lawyers face formal ethics challenges. Sign the one directed to your state’s bar disciplinary body, or all five. If you do not live in one of the following states, sign any—or all—of the letters.
(and please reblog, or spread the word, however you see fit)
“When caught with pants down, shout “state secrets!” — US government’s sense of responsibility
“Government officials are free to do anything they want in the national security context — even violate the law and purposely cause someone to be tortured — and courts should honor and defer to their actions by refusing to scrutinize them.” — Next stop, Room 101
“Strongly felt emotions could be rewarding in themselves in the absence of a physically tangible reward or a specific functional goal.” — Department of Duh: The Rewarding Aspects of Music Listening Are Related to Degree of Emotional Arousal
The questionable value of the real-time web
And Then There’s Maude, On Your Arm
Hot candid
“The underlying premise of all the advertising techniques we’ve discussed so far is that trickery is profitable. Fool them into thinking the new friend request is from Facebook, lie to them that the miracle skin crème is actually free, tell them they’ll earn points if they just click this button – which then puts their email address on a list that’s resold to the top spammers in the world. Incidentally, if you hate someone, sign them up for one of those free offers – it will burn their email to a crisp. Just kidding – don’t do that.” — How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession
“I was contacted by every major ad network to either run their offer and/or help them optimize their ad platform. One CEO (not saying his name, but they’re on Comscore’s list of the top 25 ad networks) threatened physical violence if we didn’t cooperate with him. I got wined and dined like you wouldn’t believe. That’s how much money was at stake—whether on the game inventory or the self-serve ad platform.” — How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Confession
Nice perspective